YOU KNOW, HAVING A PET CAN BE EXPENSIVE, BUT SOME AREA SHELTERS ARE OFFERING TO PICK UP THE BILL FROM THE START. 11 NEWS REPORTER MEGAN PRINGLE EXPLAINS WHAT THEY'RE WILLING TO DO TO GET YOU TO ADOPT. IT IS CALLED THE BALTIMORE 500, AND THE GOAL IS TO ADOPT OUT THAT MANY CATS. IT TAKES I MULTIPLE SHELTERS TO DO IT, BUT IT ALSO TAKES -- HE IS HOPING TO FIND THE RIGHT HOME. THE BOAT IS A HUGE CHALLENGE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CAT. ONE STRAY CAT HAS A LITTER OF 10 KITTENS. EACH ONE OF THOSE KITTENS, 10 MORE KITTENS ARE JUST ABOUT TO HAVE ANOTHER LETTER. MULTIPLY THAT WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME AREA YOU WILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF CATS FROM ONE STRAY. IT IS THE REASON WHY THREE SEPARATE SHELTERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND THESE CATS A HOME. IT IS A WHOPPER TO HAVE TO HELP -- IT IS A COOPERATIVE TO HELP SAVE CATS' LIVES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE WHEN WE HAVE SO MANY CATS AND KITTENS COMING INTO SHELTERS. THEY CAN ADOPT A CAT OR HIDDEN FOR FREE. THAT MEANS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE THE FEE IS WAIVED, WHICH IS $55 FORGIVENESS, $100 FOR CATS. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ADOPT A CAT OR KITTEN AND REALLY HELP SAVE LIVES. THE GOAL IS TO ADOPT 500 CATS BETWEEN THE THREE SHELTERS. WE ARE EXCITED TO DO THIS CAMPAIGN EVERY YEAR. WE MAY ALL BE SEPARATE ORGANIZATIONS, BUT WE ALL HAVE THE SAME COMMON GOAL WE ARE WORKING TOWARD, WHICH IS TO MAKE SURE ALL THE ANIMALS IN BALTIMORE ARE CARED FOR PROPERLY. THE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SIX YEARS NOW. THEY USUALLY EXCEED THEIR GOAL. WHILE THEY ARE WAVING THE FEE,

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